Definition of thread

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  • thread is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • thread is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • thread is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of thread

  • thread on or as if on a string (verb)

    Examples

    1. thread dried cranberries

    Synonyms

    1. draw
    2. string
  • the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together (noun)

    Examples

    1. he lost the thread of his argument

    Synonyms

    1. train of thought
  • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. yarn
  • any long object resembling a thin line (noun)

    Examples

    1. from the air the road was a grey thread
    2. a thread of smoke climbed upward

    Synonyms

    1. ribbon
  • the raised helical rib going around a screw (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. screw thread
  • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. meander
    2. wander
    3. weave
    4. wind
  • pass a thread through (verb)

    Examples

    1. thread a needle
  • pass through or into (verb)

    Examples

    1. thread tape
    2. thread film
  • remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string (verb)

    Examples

    1. She had her eyebrows threaded

See definition of thread in Merriam Webster